Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday that Iran and Russia have never "worked as closely" together as they are now.

Duo was first arrested for suspected link to incident at US-run airbase used for striking Iran during this year’s war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested that Russia had shared intelligence with Iran, including satellite data. — Ukrinform.

US and Israeli forces launched joint strikes against Iran in late February, setting off a wider regional war. The latest consultations come amid renewed tensions between Washington and Tehran over the Strait of Hormuz and intensifying attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on Saudi Arabia.

Counter-terror police say the men have been arrested on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service.

Trump calls the Iran war a “military exercise” after the Pentagon heightened the U.S. death toll to 21.

The midterm elections appear to be a factor for both sides in the war as President Trump weighs his next steps.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian discussed mediation efforts and regional developments during a meeting with Pakistan's army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir in Tehran, Iran's Nournews reported on Tuesday.